Little-known specialty of 'green treasure' from pearl oysters in Phu Quoc

Many people are fascinated by the beauty of Phu Quoc pearls , but not everyone has the opportunity to enjoy dishes made from pearl meat after pearl mining.

On the occasion of April 30 and May 1, if you have the opportunity to go to Phu Quoc to enjoy a long vacation to explore the Pearl Island, visitors should try the "unique" specialty. This is also the time when pearl farming enterprises in Phu Quoc enter the harvest season. Every day, this place exploits tons of raw pearls, producing hundreds of kilograms of pearl meat. This is also an abundant source of raw materials to process special dishes that are rare elsewhere. According to Mr. Huynh Quang Hung, Chairman of the People's Committee of Phu Quoc City, on the entire Pearl Island, only Ngoc Hien Pearl Enterprise has registered a pearl farming area and exploited pearls according to a process supervised by specialized agencies, so this source of raw materials is limited. Pearls are raised in the marine environment with many different varieties, such as Mabe, Akoya, Tahiti... Most notably, the Maxima pearl is known as the "Great Pearl" because of its large size, thick nacre layer, and high aesthetic value. Each species has different sizes and produces pearls of different colors and sizes. The most important thing is the different meat quality, some have crispy, slightly chewy meat, but some have soft, smooth meat... All will be processed by chefs combining folk experience and modern techniques into suitable delicious dishes. Phu Quoc's mussel meat specialties basically include 6 delicious dishes (also known as luc buu), such as: mussel soup, raw mussels with wasabi, fried mussels, grilled mussels with pepper and sugar, fried mussels and mussel rice... Each dish has a different delicious and attractive taste. In the middle of the Pearl Island, there is nothing more interesting than enjoying the crunchy texture of raw mussels with lemon and spicy wasabi, grilled mussels with pepper and sugar... Surely visitors will come back once to discover the unique dishes in the middle of the sea of ​​the Fatherland.

In Phu Quoc, only Ngoc Hien Pearl Company Limited has registered to cultivate pearls in the Hon Roi and Rach Vem areas.

Maxima oysters, after 4-5 years of cultivation, will be ready for pearl harvesting.

The pearl exploitation at Ngoc Hien Pearl is closely monitored by the authorities according to the process. To exploit pearls after the implantation period, technicians must cut open to extract pearls from inside the pearl body.

Raw jade after mining.

Pearls after being crafted into jewelry have noble beauty.

The meat of the oyster after the pearl is extracted will be the raw material to process into many delicious dishes that are rarely found anywhere else.

It will be extremely attractive for tourists to Phu Quoc to taste the dish of raw clam meat with lemon and wasabi.

Crispy fried mussels.

Grilled mussels with pepper and sugar served with salad.

Clam steak served with sliced ​​bitter melon and onion.

Clam soup.

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